Class of Over-Constrained Two-Rotation Parallel Mechanism with Same Kinematics

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a class of over-constrained two-rotation parallel mechanism with same kinematics, which comprises a base, a moving platform and four branches connecting the base and the moving platform, wherein the base and the moving platform are equilateral triangles, both ends of each of the first branch, the second branch and the third branch are respectively connected to end points of the base and the moving platform, both ends of the fourth branch are respectively connected to center points of the base and the moving platform, the first branch and the third branch both consist of a first rotating pair. The parallel mechanism of the present invention has a large rotation space and high rigidity, and can be used for positioning equipment such as missile launchers.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention belongs to the field of parallel mechanisms, andparticularly relates to a class of over-constrained two-rotationparallel mechanism with same kinematics.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY

The two-rotation parallel mechanism has a wide range of promisingapplications for satellite tracking, medical equipment, motionsimulation, platform attitude adjustment, etc. The two-rotation parallelmechanism includes two forms: over-constrained and non-over-constrained.At present, the research on the non-over-constrained two-rotationparallel mechanism is more in-depth, such as Chinese patentCN200610102017.3, CN201610303875.8, CN201610989566.0, CN2016109895660proposed mechanism with simple structure and flexible rotation, but lessrigidity compared with the over-constrained two-rotation parallelmechanism; in the two-rotation over-constrained parallel mechanismproposed by Chinese patent CN201310600845.X, the motion is completelydecoupled and easy to control.

There is a class of mechanism with same kinematics but differentstructures and performances in parallel mechanisms. Such mechanisms arecalled kinematically equivalent mechanisms. Kinematically equivalentmechanisms not only enrich the configurations of parallel mechanisms,but also provide designers with more effective options in practicalapplications. Chinese patent 201410468846.8 proposes a class ofkinematically equivalent mechanisms based on the Tricept mechanism,which retains the excellent kinematic characteristics of the Triceptmechanism, provides more configurations with equivalent Triceptmechanism motion, and is expected to obtain a mechanism with moreexcellent performance. However, no related patents for over-constrainedtwo-rotation parallel mechanisms with same kinematics have been found.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the above, the present invention overcomes the shortcomingsof the prior art, and proposes a class of over-constrained two-rotationparallel mechanism with high rigidity, large working space,perpendicular rotation axes, easy-to-control calibration, and samekinematics but different structures.

The technical scheme adopted by the present invention is a class ofover-constrained two-rotation parallel mechanism with same kinematics,which includes a base, a moving platform and four branches connectingthe base and the moving platform, wherein

the base and the moving platform are both equilateral triangles, and thefour branches connecting the base and the moving platform include afirst branch, a second branch, a third branch, and a fourth branch, bothends of each of the first branch, the second branch and the third branchare respectively connected to end points of the base and the movingplatform, both ends of the fourth branch are respectively connected tocenter points of the base and the moving platform, and the first branchand the second branch are driving branches, and a first rotating pair inthe first branch and a first moving pair in the second branch are bothdriving pairs;the first branch and the third branch both consist of a first rotatingpair, a first link, a second rotating pair, a second link and a firstball pair to form an RRS series branch, a first end of the first link isconnected to the base through the first rotating pair, a second end ofthe first link is connected to a first end of the second link throughthe second rotating pair, and the first link and the second link areboth perpendicular to the axis of the second rotating pair, the axis ofthe first rotating pair is parallel to the axis of the second rotatingpair, and a second end of the second link is connected to the movingplatform through the first ball pair;the second branch consists of a third rotating pair, a first movingpair, a first universal joint, a third link, and a fourth rotating pairto form an RPUR series branch, a first end of the first moving pair isconnected to the base through the first third rotating pair, a secondend of the first moving pair is connected to the first universal joint,the axis of the first rotating pair is parallel to the axis of the thirdrotating pair, the axis of the third rotating pair points to the centerpoint of the base and is perpendicular to the first moving pair, theaxis of the third rotating pair is parallel to the axis of an outerrotating pair of the first universal joint, a first end of the thirdlink is connected to the first universal joint, and a second end of thethird link is connected to the moving platform through the fourthrotating pair, the axis of an inner rotating pair of the first universaljoint is parallel to the axis of the fourth rotating pair and isperpendicular to the third link, and the axis of the fourth rotatingpair is parallel to a line connecting connection points of the firstbranch and the third branch with the moving platform; andthe fourth branch consists of a second ball pair, a fourth link and afifth rotating pair to form an SR series branch, and a first end of thefourth link is connected to the center point of the base through thesecond ball pair, a second end of the fourth link is connected to thecenter point of the moving platform through the fifth rotating pair, theaxis of the fifth rotating pair is parallel to the axis of the fourthrotating pair, and is perpendicular to the fourth link.

The technical solution adopted in the second aspect of the presentinvention is a class of over-constrained two-rotation parallel mechanismwith same kinematics, which includes a base, a moving platform and fourbranches connecting the base and the moving platform, wherein

the base and the moving platform are both equilateral triangles, and thefour branches connecting the base and the moving platform include afirst branch, a second branch, a third branch, and a fourth branch, bothends of each of the first branch, the second branch and the third branchare respectively connected to end points of the base and the movingplatform, both ends of the fourth branch are respectively connected tocenter points of the base and the moving platform, and the first branchand the second branch are driving branches, and a first rotating pair inthe first branch and a first moving pair in the second branch are bothdriving pairs;the first branch and the third branch both consist of a first rotatingpair, a first link, a second rotating pair, a second link and a firstuniversal joint to form a RRU series branch, a first end of the firstlink is connected to the base through the first rotating pair, a secondend of the first link is connected to a first end of the second linkthrough the second rotating pair, and the first link and the second linkare both perpendicular to the axis of the second rotating pair, the axisof the first rotating pair is parallel to the axis of the secondrotating pair, and a second end of the second link is connected to themoving platform through the first universal joint, the axis of thesecond rotating pair is parallel to the axis of an inner rotating pairof the first universal joint, and the axis of an outer rotating pair ofthe first universal joint in the first branch is collinear with the axisof an outer rotating pair of the first universal joint in the thirdbranch;the second branch consists of a third rotating pair, a first movingpair, a fourth rotating pair, a third link, and a fifth rotating pair toform an RPRR series branch, and a first end of the first moving pair isconnected to the base through the third rotating pair, a second end ofthe first moving pair is connected to the fourth rotating pair, the axisof the first rotating pair is parallel to the axis of the third rotatingpair, and the axis of the third rotating pair points to the center pointof the base and is perpendicular to the axis of the fourth rotatingpair, a first end of the third link is connected to the fourth rotatingpair, and a second end of the third link connected to the movingplatform through the fifth rotating pair, and the axis of the fourthrotating pair and the axis of the fifth rotating pair are both parallelto a line connecting connection points of the first branch and the thirdbranch with the moving platform; andthe fourth branch consists of a second universal joint, a fourth linkand a sixth rotating pair to form a UR series branch, and a first end ofthe fourth link is connected to the center point of the base through thesecond universal joint, a second end of the fourth link is connected tothe center point of the moving platform through the sixth rotating pair,the axis of the sixth rotating pair is parallel to the axis of the fifthrotating pair, the axis of an outer rotating pair of the seconduniversal joint is collinear with the axis of the third rotating pair,and the axis of an inner rotating pair of the second universal joint isparallel to the axis of the sixth rotating pair and perpendicular to thefourth link.

The technical solution adopted in the third aspect of the presentinvention is a class of over-constrained two-rotation parallel mechanismwith same kinematics, which includes a base, a moving platform and fourbranches connecting the base and the moving platform, wherein

the base and the moving platform are both equilateral triangles, and thefour branches connecting the base and the moving platform include afirst branch, a second branch, a third branch, and a fourth branch, bothends of each of the first branch, the second branch and the third branchare respectively connected to end points of the base and the movingplatform, both ends of the fourth branch are respectively connected tocenter points of the base and the moving platform, and the first branchand the second branch are driving branches, and a first rotating pair inthe first branch and a first moving pair in the second branch are bothdriving pairs;the first branch consists of a first rotating pair, a first link, asecond rotating pair, a second link and a first universal joint to forman RRU series branch, and a first end of the first link is connected tothe base through the first rotating pair, a second end of the first linkis connected to a first end of the second link through the secondrotating pair, and the first link and the second links are bothperpendicular to the axis of the second rotating pair, the axis of thefirst rotating pair is parallel to the axis of the second rotating pair,and a second end of the second link is connected to the moving platformthrough the first universal joint, the axis of the second rotating pairis parallel to the axis of an inner rotating pair of the first universaljoint, and the axis of an outer rotating pair of the first universaljoint points to a first ball pair in the third branch;the second branch consists of a second universal joint, a first movingpair, a third rotating pair, a third link, and a fourth rotating pair toform a UPRR series branch, a first end of the first moving pair isconnected to the base through the second universal joint, a second endof the first moving pair is connected to the third rotating pair, theaxis of an outer rotating pair of the second universal joint points tothe center point of the base, and is parallel to the axis of the firstrotating pair, the axis of an inside rotating pair of the seconduniversal joint is parallel to the axis of the third rotating pair, anda first end of the third link is connected to the third rotating pair,and a second end of the third link is connected to the moving platformthrough the fourth rotating pair, the axis of the third rotating pairand the axis of the fourth rotating pair are both parallel to a lineconnecting connection points of the first branch and the third branchwith the moving platform;the third branch consists of a fifth rotating pair, a fourth link, asixth rotating pair, a fifth link and a first ball pair to form an RRSseries branch, and a first end of the fourth link is connected to thebase through the fifth rotating pair, a second end of the fourth link isconnected to a first end of the fifth link through the sixth rotatingpair, the fourth link and the fifth link are both perpendicular to theaxis of the sixth rotating pair, the axis of the fifth rotating pair andthe axis of the sixth rotating pair are both parallel to the axis of anouter rotating pair of the second universal joint, and a second end ofthe fifth link is connected to the moving platform through the firstball pair;the fourth branch consists of a third universal joint, a sixth link anda fourth universal joint to form a UU series branch, and a first end ofthe sixth link is connected to the center point of the base through thethird universal joint, a second end of the sixth link is connected tothe center point of the moving platform through the fourth universaljoint, and the axis of an outer rotating pair of the third universaljoint is collinear with the axis of an outer rotating pair of the seconduniversal joint, the axis of an inner rotating pair of the thirduniversal joint is parallel to the axis of an inner rotating pair of thefourth universal joint, and is perpendicular to the sixth link, the axisof an outer rotating pair of the fourth universal joint is perpendicularto the moving platform.

The technical solution adopted in the fourth aspect of the presentinvention is a class of over-constrained two-rotation parallel mechanismwith same kinematics, which includes a base, a moving platform and fourbranches connecting the base and the moving platform, wherein

the base and the moving platform are both equilateral triangles, and thefour branches connecting the base and the moving platform include afirst branch, a second branch, a third branch, and a fourth branch, bothends of each of the first branch, the second branch and the third branchare respectively connected to end points of the base and the movingplatform, both ends of the fourth branch are respectively connected tocenter points of the base and the moving platform, and the first branchand the second branch are driving branches, and a first rotating pair inthe first branch and a first moving pair in the second branch are bothdriving pairs;the first branch consists of a first rotating pair, a first link, asecond rotating pair, a second link, and a first ball pair to form anRRS series branch, and a first end of the first link is connected to thebase through the first rotating pair, a second end of the first link isconnected to a first end of the second link through the second rotatingpair, and the first link and the second link are both perpendicular tothe axis of the second rotating pair, the axis of the first rotatingpair is parallel to the axis of the second rotating pair, and a secondend of the second link is connected to the moving platform through thefirst ball pair;the second branch consists of a first universal joint, a first movingpair, a third rotating pair, a third link, and a fourth rotating pair toform a UPRR series branch, and a first end of the first moving pair isconnected to the base through the first universal joint, a second end ofthe first moving pair is connected to the third rotating pair, and theaxis of an outer rotating pair of the first universal joint points tothe center point of the base, and is parallel to the axis of the firstrotating pair in the first branch, the axis of an inner rotating pair ofthe first universal joint is parallel to the axis of the third rotatingpair, and a first end of the third link is connected to the thirdrotating pair, and a second end of the third link is connected to themoving platform through the fourth rotating pair, the axis of the thirdrotating pair and the axis of the fourth rotating pair are both parallelto a line connecting connection points of the first branch and the thirdbranch with the moving platform;the third branch consists of a second universal joint, a fourth link, afifth rotating pair, a fifth link, and a third universal joint to form aURU series branch, and a first end of the fourth link is connected tothe base through the second universal joint, a second end of the fourthlink is connected to the fifth rotating pair, the axis of an outerrotating pair of the second universal joint is perpendicular to thebase, the axis of an inner rotating pair of the second universal jointis parallel to the axis of the fifth rotating pair, a first end of thefifth link is connected to the fifth rotating pair, and a second end ofthe fifth link is connected to the moving platform through the thirduniversal joint, the axis of the fifth rotating pair is parallel to theaxis of an inner rotating pair of the third universal joint, and theaxis of an outer rotating pair of the third universal joint points tothe first ball pair; and the fourth branch consists of a second ballpair, a sixth link and a third ball pair to form an SS series branch,and a first end of the sixth link is connected to the center point ofthe base through the second ball pair, and a second end of the sixthlink is connected to the center point of the moving platform through thethird ball pair.

The characteristics and beneficial effects of the present invention are:

1, The present invention provides a class of over-constrainedtwo-rotation parallel mechanism with same kinematics, each parallelmechanism has same kinematics and different structures, which enrichesthe configuration of the kinematically equivalent mechanism, especiallythe over-constrained two-rotation rotation equivalent mechanism, and themechanism can be preferentially used according to different performanceindexes.

2, The present invention provides a class of over-constrainedtwo-rotation parallel mechanism with same kinematics, each parallelmechanism is an over-constrained mechanism including four constrainedbranches, with high rigidity and precision, large load-bearing capacity,and two perpendicular rotating axes, large rotating range, simplekinematic model, and easy control.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of Embodiment 1 of a class ofover-constrained two-rotation parallel mechanism with same kinematics ofthe present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of Embodiment 2 of a class ofover-constrained two-rotation parallel mechanism with same kinematics ofthe present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of Embodiment 3 of a class ofover-constrained two-rotation parallel mechanism with same kinematics ofthe present invention; and

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of Embodiment 4 of a class ofover-constrained two-rotation parallel mechanism with same kinematics ofthe present invention.

MAIN REFERENCE SIGNS

1—first branch; 2—second branch; 3—third branch; 4—fourth branch;5—base; 6—moving platform; L—link; R—rotating pair; P—moving pair;S—ball pair; U—universal joint.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In order to detail the technical content, structural features, achievedobjectives and effects of the present invention, the following will bedescribed in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings of thespecification.

Embodiment 1

The present invention provides a class of over-constrained two-rotationparallel mechanism with same kinematics, as shown in FIG. 1, whichincludes a base 5, a moving platform 6 and four branches connecting thebase and the moving platform, the base 5 and the moving platform 6 areboth equilateral triangles, and the four branches connecting the base 5and the moving platform 6 include a first branch 1, a second branch 2, athird branch 3, and a fourth branch 4. Both ends of each of the firstbranch 1, the second branch 2, and the third the branch 3 arerespectively connected to the end points of the base 5 and the movingplatform 6, both ends of the fourth branch 4 are respectively connectedto the center points of the base 5 and the moving platform 6, the firstbranch 1 and the second branch 2 are driving branches, and the firstrotating pair R11 in the first branch 1 and the first moving pair P22 inthe second branch 2 are both driving pairs.

The first branch 2 and the third branch 3 both consist of a firstrotating pair R11, a first link L1, a second rotating pair R12, a secondlink L2 and a first ball pair S13 to form an RRS series branch, a firstend of the first link L1 is connected to the base 5 through the firstrotating pair R11, a second end of the first link L1 is connected to afirst end of the second link L2 through the second rotating pair R12,and both the first link L1 and the second link L2 are perpendicular tothe axis of the second rotating pair R12, the axis of the first rotatingpair R11 is parallel to the axis of the second rotating pair R12, andthe second end of the second link L2 is connected to the moving platform6 through the first ball pair S13.

The second branch 2 consists of a third rotating pair R21, a firstmoving pair P22, a first universal joint U23, a third link L3, and afourth rotating pair R24 to form a RPUR series branch. A first end ofthe first moving pair P22 is connected to the base 4 through the thirdrotating pair R21, a second end of the first moving pair P22 isconnected to the first universal joint U23, the axis of the firstrotating pair iii R11 is parallel to the axis of the third rotating pairR21, and the axis of the third rotating pair R21 points to the centerpoint of the base 4 and is perpendicular to the first moving pair P22,the axis of the third rotating pair R21 is parallel to the axis of theouter rotating pair R23 a of the first universal joint U23, the firstend of the third link L3 is connected to the first universal joint U23,the second end of the third link L3 is connected to the moving platform6 through the fourth rotating pair R24, the axis of the inner rotatingpair R23 b of the first universal joint U23 is parallel to the axis ofthe fourth rotating pair R24 and is perpendicular to the third link L3,and the axis of the fourth rotating pair R24 is parallel to the lineconnecting the connection points of the first branch 1 and the thirdbranch 3 with the moving platform 6.

The fourth branch 4 consists of a second ball pair S41, a fourth link L4and a fifth rotating pair R42 to form an SR series branch. A first endof the fourth link L4 is connected to the center point of the base 5through the second ball pair S41. A second end of the fourth link L4 isconnected to the center point of the moving platform 6 through the fifthrotating pair R42. The axis of the fifth rotating pair R42 is parallelto the axis of the fourth rotating pair R24 and perpendicular to thefourth link L4. The first branch 1, the second branch 2, the thirdbranch 3 and the fourth branch 4 together constitute a 2RRS+RPUR+SRover-constrained two-rotation parallel mechanism.

Embodiment 2

The technical solution adopted in the second aspect of the presentinvention, as shown in FIG. 2, includes a base 5, a moving platform 6,and four branches connecting the base and the moving platform. The base5 and the moving platform 6 are both equilateral triangles, and the fourbranches connecting the base 5 and the moving platform 6 include a firstbranch 1, a second branch 2, a third branch 3, and a fourth branch 4.Both ends of each of the first branch 1, the second branch 2, and thethird branch 3 are respectively connected to the end points of the base5 and the moving platform 6, both ends of the fourth branch 4 arerespectively connected to the center points of the base 5 and the movingplatform 6. The first branch 1 and the second branch 2 are drivingbranches, and the first rotating pair R11 in the first branch 1 and thefirst moving pair P22 in the second branch 2 are both driving pairs.

The first branch 1 and the third branch 3 alternatively consist of afirst rotating pair R11, a first link L1, a second rotating pair R12, asecond link L2 and a first universal joint U13 to form a RRU seriesbranch. A first end of the first link L1 is connected to the base 5through the first rotating pair R11, a second end of the first link L1is connected to a first end of the second link L2 through the secondrotating pair R12, and the first link L1 and the second link L2 are bothperpendicular to the axis of the second rotating pair R12, the axis ofthe first rotating pair R11 is parallel to the axis of the secondrotating pair R12, and the second end of the second link L2 is connectedto the moving platform 6 through the first universal joint U13, the axisof the second rotating pair R12 is parallel to the axis of the innerrotating pair R13 b of the first universal joint U13, and the axis ofthe outer rotating pair R13 a of the first universal joint U13 in thefirst branch 1 is collinear with the axis of the outer rotating pair R13a of the first universal joint U13 in the third branch 3.

The second branch 2 alternatively consists of a third rotating pair R21,a first moving pair P22, a fourth rotating pair R23, a third link L3,and a fifth rotating pair R245 to form a RPRR series branch. A first endof the first moving pair P22 is connected to the base 5 through thethird rotating pair R21, a second end of the first moving pair P22 isconnected to the fourth rotating pair R23, the axis of the firstrotating pair R11 is parallel to the axis of the third rotating pairR21, and the axis of the third rotating pair R21 points to the centerpoint of the base 5 and is perpendicular to the axis of the fourthrotating pair R23. The first end of the third link L3 is connected tothe fourth rotating pair R23, and the second end of the third link L3 isconnected to the moving platform 6 through the fifth rotating pair 8245,and the axis of the fourth rotating pair R23 and the axis of the fifthrotating pair R245 are both parallel to the line connecting theconnection points of the first branch 1 and the third branch 3 with themoving platform 6.

The fourth branch 4 alternatively consists of a second universal jointU41, a fourth link L4 and a sixth rotating pair R426 to form a UR seriesbranch. A first end of the fourth link L4 is connected to the centerpoint of the base 5 through the second universal joint U41, a second endof the fourth link L4 is connected to the center point of the movingplatform 6 through the sixth rotating pair R426, the axis of the sixthrotating pair R426 is parallel to the axis of the fifth rotating pairR245. The axis of the outer rotating pair R41 a of the second universaljoint U41 is collinear with the axis of the third rotating pair R21, andthe axis of the inner rotating pair R41 b of the second universal jointU41 is parallel to the axis of the sixth rotating pair R426 andperpendicular to the fourth link L4. The first branch 1, the secondbranch 2, the third branch 3 and the fourth branch 4 together constitutea 2RRU+RPRR+UR over-constrained two-rotation parallel mechanism.

Embodiment 3

The technical solution adopted in the third aspect of the presentinvention, as shown in FIG. 3, includes a base 5, a moving platform 6,and four branches connecting the base and the moving platform. The base5 and the moving platform 6 are both equilateral triangles, and the fourbranches connecting the base 5 and the moving platform 6 include a firstbranch 1, a second branch 2, a third branch 3, and a fourth branch 4.Both ends of each of the first branch 1, the second branch 2, and thethird branch 3 are respectively connected to the end points of the base5 and the moving platform 6, both ends of the fourth branch 4 arerespectively connected to the center points of the base 5 and the movingplatform 6. The first branch 1 and the second branch 2 are drivingbranches, and the first rotating pair R11 in the first branch 1 and thefirst moving pair P22 in the second branch 2 are both driving pairs.

The first branch 1 alternatively consists of a first rotating pair R11,a first link L1, a second rotating pair R12, a second link L2 and afirst universal joint U13 to form a RRU series branch, a first end ofthe first link L1 is connected to the base 5 through the first rotatingpair R11, a second end of the first link L2 is connected to a first endof the second link L2 through the second rotating pair R12, and thefirst link L1 and the second link L2 are both perpendicular to the axisof the second rotating pair R12, the axis of the first rotating pair R11is parallel to the axis of the second rotating pair R12, the second endof the second link L2 is connected to the moving platform 6 through thefirst universal joint U13, the axis of the second rotating pair R12 isparallel to the axis of the inner rotating pair R13 b of the firstuniversal joint U13, and the axis of the outer rotating pair R13 a ofthe first universal joint U13 points to the first ball pair S33 in thethird branch 3.

The second branch 2 alternatively consists of a second universal jointU21, a first moving pair P22, a third rotating pair R23, a third link L3and a fourth rotating pair R24 to form a UPRR series branch, a first endof the first moving pair P22 is connected to the base 5 through thesecond universal joint U21, a second end of the first moving pair P22 isconnected to the third rotating pair R23, the axis of the outer rotatingpair R21 a of the second universal joint U21 points to the center pointof the base 5, and is parallel to the axis of the first rotating pairR11 in the first branch 1, the axis of the inside rotating pair R21 b ofthe second universal joint U21 is parallel to the axis of the thirdrotating pair R23, and the first end of the third link L3 is connectedto the third rotating pair R23, and the second end of the third link L3is connected to the moving platform 6 through the fourth rotating pairR24, the axis of the third rotating pair R23 and the axis of the fourthrotating pair R24 are both parallel to the line connecting theconnection points of the first branch 1 and the third branch 3 with themoving platform 6.

The third branch 3 alternatively consists of a fifth rotating pair R31,a fourth link L4, a sixth rotating pair R32, a fifth link L5, and afirst ball pair S33 to form an RRS series branch, and a first end of thefourth link L4 is connected to the base 5 through the fifth rotatingpair R31, a second end of the fourth link L4 is connected to the firstend of the fifth link L5 through the sixth rotating pair R32, and thefourth link L4 and the fifth link L5 are both perpendicular to the axisof the sixth rotating pair R32, the axis of the fifth rotating pair R31and the axis of the sixth rotating pair R32 are both parallel to theaxis of the outer rotating pair R21 a of the second universal joint U21,and the second end of the fifth link L5 is connected to the movingplatform 6 through the first ball pair S33.

The fourth branch 4 alternatively consists of a third universal jointU413, a sixth link L6 and a fourth universal joint U42 to form a UUseries branch. The first end of the sixth link L6 is connected to thecenter point of the base 5 through the third universal joint U413, thesecond end of the sixth link L6 is connected to the center point of themoving platform 6 through the fourth universal joint U42, and the axisof the outer rotating pair R413 a of the third universal joint U413 iscollinear with the axis of the outer rotating pair R21 a of the seconduniversal joint U21, the axis of the inner rotating pair R413 b of thethird universal joint U413 is parallel to the axis of the inner rotatingpair R42 b of the fourth universal joint U42, and is perpendicular tothe sixth link L6, the axis of the outer rotating pair R42 a of thefourth universal joint U42 is perpendicular to the moving platform 6.The first branch 1, the second branch 2, the third branch 3, and thefourth branch 4 together constitute an RRU+UPRR+RRS+UU over-constrainedtwo-rotation parallel mechanism.

Embodiment 4

The technical solution adopted in the fourth aspect of the presentinvention, as shown in FIG. 4, includes a base 5, a moving platform 6,and four branches connecting the base and the moving platform. The base5 and the moving platform 6 are both equilateral triangles, and the fourbranches connecting the base 5 and the moving platform 6 include a firstbranch 1, a second branch 2, a third branch 3, and a fourth branch 4.Both ends of each of the first branch 1, the second branch 2, and thethird branch 3 are respectively connected to the end points of the base5 and the moving platform 6, both ends of the fourth branch 4 arerespectively connected to the center points of the base 5 and the movingplatform 6, the first branch 1 and the second branch 2 are drivingbranches, and the first rotating pair R11 in the first branch 1 and thefirst moving pair P22 in the second branch 2 are both driving pairs.

The first branch 1 alternatively consists of a first rotating pair R11,a first link L1, a second rotating pair R12, a second link L2 and afirst ball pair S13 to form an RRS series branch, and a first end of thefirst link L1 is connected to the base 5 through the first rotating pairR11, a second end of the first link L2 is connected to a first end ofthe second link L2 through the second rotating pair R12, and the firstlink L1 and the second link L2 are both perpendicular to the axis of thesecond rotating pair R12, the axis of the first rotating pair R11 isparallel to the axis of the second rotating pair R12, and the second endof the second link L2 is connected to the moving platform 6 through thefirst ball pair S13.

The second branch 2 alternatively consists of a first universal jointU211, a first moving pair P22, a third rotating pair R23, a third linkL3 and a fourth rotating pair R24 to form a UPRR series branch, a firstend of the first moving pair P22 is connected to the base 5 through thefirst universal joint U211, a second end of the first moving pair P22 isconnected to the third rotating pair R23, the axis of the outer rotatingpair R211 a of the first universal joint U211 points to the center pointof the base 5, and is parallel to the axis of the first rotating pairR11 in the first branch 1, the axis of the inner rotating pair R211 b ofthe first universal joint U211 is parallel to the axis of the thirdrotating pair R23, and the first end of the third link L3 is connectedto the third rotating pair R23, and the second end of the third link L3is connected to the moving platform 6 through the fourth rotating pairR24, the axis of the third rotating pair R23 and the axis of the fourthrotating pair R24 are both parallel to the line connecting theconnection points of the first branch 1 and the third branch 3 with themoving platform.

The third branch 3 alternatively consists of a second universal jointU31, a fourth link L4, a fifth rotating pair R325, a fifth link L5 and athird universal joint U33 to form a URU series branch, a first end ofthe fourth link L4 is connected to the base 5 through the seconduniversal joint U31, a second end of the fourth link L4 is connected tothe fifth rotating pair R325, the axis of the outer rotating pair R31 aof the second universal joint U31 is perpendicular to the base 5, theaxis of the inner rotating pair R31 b of the second universal joint U31is parallel to the axis of the fifth rotating pair R325, the first endof the fifth link L5 is connected to the fifth rotating pair R325, andthe second end of the fifth link L5 is connected to the moving platform6 through the third universal joint U33, the axis of the fifth rotatingpair R325 is parallel to the axis of the inner rotating pair R33 b ofthe third universal joint U33, and the axis of the outer rotating pairR33 a of the third universal joint U33 points to the first ball pairS13.

The fourth branch 4 alternatively consists of a second ball pair S41, asixth link L6 and a third ball pair S42 to form an SS series branch. Thefirst end of the sixth link L6 is connected to the center point of thebase 5 through the second ball pair S41, and the second end of the sixthlink L6 is connected to the center point of the moving platform 6through the third ball pair S42. The first branch 1, the second branch2, the third branch 3, and the fourth branch 4 together constitute anRRS+UPRR+URU+SS over-constrained two-rotation parallel mechanism.

The above-mentioned embodiments only describe the preferred embodimentsof the present invention and do not limit the scope of the presentinvention. Without departing from the design spirit of the presentinvention, various modifications and improvements made to the technicalsolutions of the present invention by a person of ordinary skill in theart shall fall within the scope of protection determined by the claimsof the present invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. An over-constrained two-rotation parallelmechanism, comprising a base, a moving platform and four branchesconnecting the base and the moving platform, wherein the base and themoving platform are both equilateral triangles, and the four branchesconnecting the base and the moving platform include a first branch, asecond branch, a third branch, and a fourth branch, both ends of each ofthe first branch, the second branch and the third branch arerespectively connected to end points of the base and the movingplatform, both ends of the fourth branch are respectively connected tocenter points of the base and the moving platform, and the first branchand the second branch are driving branches, and a first rotating pair inthe first branch and a first moving pair in the second branch are bothdriving pairs; the first branch and the third branch both consist of afirst rotating pair, a first link, a second rotating pair, a second linkand a first ball pair to form an RRS series branch, a first end of thefirst link is connected to the base through the first rotating pair, asecond end of the first link is connected to a first end of the secondlink through the second rotating pair, and the first link and the secondlink are both perpendicular to the axis of the second rotating pair, theaxis of the first rotating pair is parallel to the axis of the secondrotating pair, and a second end of the second link is connected to themoving platform through the first ball pair; the second branch consistsof a third rotating pair, a first moving pair, a first universal joint,a third link, and a fourth rotating pair to form an RPUR series branch,a first end of the first moving pair is connected to the base throughthe first third rotating pair, a second end of the first moving pair isconnected to the first universal joint, the axis of the first rotatingpair is parallel to the axis of the third rotating pair, the axis of thethird rotating pair points to the center point of the base and isperpendicular to the first moving pair, the axis of the third rotatingpair is parallel to the axis of an outer rotating pair of the firstuniversal joint, a first end of the third link is connected to the firstuniversal joint, and a second end of the third link is connected to themoving platform through the fourth rotating pair, the axis of an innerrotating pair of the first universal joint is parallel to the axis ofthe fourth rotating pair and is perpendicular to the third link, and theaxis of the fourth rotating pair is parallel to a line connectingconnection points of the first branch and the third branch with themoving platform; and the fourth branch consists of a second ball pair, afourth link and a fifth rotating pair to form an SR series branch, and afirst end of the fourth link is connected to the center point of thebase through the second ball pair, a second end of the fourth link isconnected to the center point of the moving platform through the fifthrotating pair, the axis of the fifth rotating pair is parallel to theaxis of the fourth rotating pair, and is perpendicular to the fourthlink.
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An over-constrained two-rotation parallel mechanism, comprisinga base, a moving platform and four branches connecting the base and themoving platform, wherein the base and the moving platform are bothequilateral triangles, and the four branches connecting the base and themoving platform include a first branch, a second branch, a third branch,and a fourth branch, both ends of each of the first branch, the secondbranch and the third branch are respectively connected to end points ofthe base and the moving platform, both ends of the fourth branch arerespectively connected to center points of the base and the movingplatform, and the first branch and the second branch are drivingbranches, and a first rotating pair in the first branch and a firstmoving pair in the second branch are both driving pairs; the firstbranch and the third branch both consist of a first rotating pair, afirst link, a second rotating pair, a second link and a first universaljoint to form a RRU series branch, a first end of the first link isconnected to the base through the first rotating pair, a second end ofthe first link is connected to a first end of the second link throughthe second rotating pair, and the first link and the second link areboth perpendicular to the axis of the second rotating pair, the axis ofthe first rotating pair is parallel to the axis of the second rotatingpair, and a second end of the second link is connected to the movingplatform through the first universal joint, the axis of the secondrotating pair is parallel to the axis of an inner rotating pair of thefirst universal joint, and the axis of an outer rotating pair of thefirst universal joint in the first branch is collinear with the axis ofan outer rotating pair of the first universal joint in the third branch;the second branch consists of a third rotating pair, a first movingpair, a fourth rotating pair, a third link, and a fifth rotating pair toform an RPRR series branch, and a first end of the first moving pair isconnected to the base through the third rotating pair, a second end ofthe first moving pair is connected to the fourth rotating pair, the axisof the first rotating pair is parallel to the axis of the third rotatingpair, and the axis of the third rotating pair points to the center pointof the base and is perpendicular to the axis of the fourth rotatingpair, a first end of the third link is connected to the fourth rotatingpair, and a second end of the third link is connected to the movingplatform through the fifth rotating pair, and the axis of the fourthrotating pair and the axis of the fifth rotating pair are both parallelto a line connecting connection points of the first branch and the thirdbranch with the moving platform; and the fourth branch consists of asecond universal joint, a fourth link and a sixth rotating pair to forma UR series branch, and a first end of the fourth link is connected tothe center point of the base through the second universal joint, asecond end of the fourth link is connected to the center point of themoving platform through the sixth rotating pair, the axis of the sixthrotating pair is parallel to the axis of the fifth rotating pair, theaxis of an outer rotating pair of the second universal joint iscollinear with the axis of the third rotating pair, and the axis of aninner rotating pair of the second universal joint is parallel to theaxis of the sixth rotating pair and perpendicular to the fourth link. 3.An over-constrained two-rotation parallel mechanism, comprising a base,a moving platform and four branches connecting the base and the movingplatform, wherein the base and the moving platform are both equilateraltriangles, and the four branches connecting the base and the movingplatform include a first branch, a second branch, a third branch, and afourth branch, both ends of each of the first branch, the second branchand the third branch are respectively connected to end points of thebase and the moving platform, both ends of the fourth branch arerespectively connected to center points of the base and the movingplatform, and the first branch and the second branch are drivingbranches, and a first rotating pair in the first branch and a firstmoving pair in the second branch are both driving pairs; the firstbranch consists of a first rotating pair, a first link, a secondrotating pair, a second link and a first universal joint to form an RRUseries branch, and a first end of the first link is connected to thebase through the first rotating pair, a second end of the first link isconnected to a first end of the second link through the second rotatingpair, and the first link and the second links are both perpendicular tothe axis of the second rotating pair, the axis of the first rotatingpair is parallel to the axis of the second rotating pair, and a secondend of the second link is connected to the moving platform through thefirst universal joint, the axis of the second rotating pair is parallelto the axis of an inner rotating pair of the first universal joint, andthe axis of an outer rotating pair of the first universal joint pointsto a first ball pair in the third branch; the second branch consists ofa second universal joint, a first moving pair, a third rotating pair, athird link, and a fourth rotating pair to form a UPRR series branch, afirst end of the first moving pair is connected to the base through thesecond universal joint, a second end of the first moving pair isconnected to the third rotating pair, the axis of an outer rotating pairof the second universal joint points to the center point of the base,and is parallel to the axis of the first rotating pair, the axis of aninside rotating pair of the second universal joint is parallel to theaxis of the third rotating pair, and a first end of the third link isconnected to the third rotating pair, and a second end of the third linkis connected to the moving platform through the fourth rotating pair,the axis of the third rotating pair and the axis of the fourth rotatingpair are both parallel to a line connecting connection points of thefirst branch and the third branch with the moving platform; the thirdbranch consists of a fifth rotating pair, a fourth link, a sixthrotating pair, a fifth link and a first ball pair to form an RRS seriesbranch, and a first end of the fourth link is connected to the basethrough the fifth rotating pair, a second end of the fourth link isconnected to a first end of the fifth link through the sixth rotatingpair, the fourth link and the fifth link are both perpendicular to theaxis of the sixth rotating pair, the axis of the fifth rotating pair andthe axis of the sixth rotating pair are both parallel to the axis of anouter rotating pair of the second universal joint, and a second end ofthe fifth link is connected to the moving platform through the firstball pair; the fourth branch consists of a third universal joint, asixth link and a fourth universal joint to form a UU series branch, anda first end of the sixth link is connected to the center point of thebase through the third universal joint, a second end of the sixth linkis connected to the center point of the moving platform through thefourth universal joint, and the axis of an outer rotating pair of thethird universal joint is collinear with the axis of an outer rotatingpair of the second universal joint, the axis of an inner rotating pairof the third universal joint is parallel to the axis of an innerrotating pair of the fourth universal joint, and is perpendicular to thesixth link, the axis of an outer rotating pair of the fourth universaljoint is perpendicular to the moving platform.